New 9-km hall of Chennai Metro to open for commuters subsequent month

The 9-km stretch of Chennai Metro, connecting Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar, is more likely to be opened for industrial operations subsequent month.
The testing of signalling programs was accomplished on January 18 and 19. Chennai Metro officers had been concerned in conducting the trial run and testing over the past couple of months. They had despatched the check report back to the German firm, which had developed the signalling software program and after due certification course of, the brand new line will open for passengers.

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CMRS) is more likely to examine the road on January 31, February 2 and February 3. A staff from CMRS landed in Chennai on Monday.
Ten rakes, manufactured at Sri City, are for use for operations on this stretch. The line is a part of CMRL’s Phase I (Blue Line) Extension Project, the price of which is estimated at Rs 3,770 crore.

In December, final yr, CMRL officers had termed the trial run of the Diesel Locomotive car profitable. A complete of 9.051km had been coated in the course of the trial run, on each upline and down line.
The Metro line from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar is an extension of the phase-1 hall, connecting Washermanpet to the airport, through Annasalai, with 9 stations in complete – Washermanpet, Sir Thegaraya College, Korukupet, Tondiarpet, Toll Gate, Thangal, Gowri Ashram, Thiruvottiyur and Wimco Nagar.